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SATURDAY FEATURES INSIDE lianrl|patpr ■ TV listings grids /Pages 12,13 B Social and Seniors news /Page 5 Whats ■ Religion update /Page 6 News ■ Chiidren’s games /Page 6 Weekend Edition ■ Reader’s forum /Page 4 Dec. 1,1990 Moffett seeks Ybur Hometown Newspaper Voted 1.990 New England Newspaper of the Year Newsstand Price: 35 Cents Weicker slot HARTFORD (AP) — Democrat Toby Moffett, who lost a bid for the 5th District congressional seat this year, is Churches hurt doing some volunteer work for Gov.-elect Lowell P. Weicker Jr. and may be interested in a post in Weicker’s administration, ac by slowdown cording to a published report. Moffett, who lost to Weicker in 1982 when Weicker sought a third U.S. Senate term as a in collections Republican, said he has not been offered anything by Weicker, who was elected governor on thing,” Trench said. “Certainly By RICK SANTOS Nov. 6 running as an independ Manchester Herald we’re not in a crisis. A greater con ent. cern for me is [that] charities in MANCHESTER — One sign of general are doing worse.” the area’s poor economic climate is Also, the $10,900 deficit docs not State deficit that several local churches say their reflect the month of October or the collections have begun to suffer, and high fund-raising months of Novem By MELISSA B. ROBINSON remains $562m several others say they believe ber and December. But Trench docs Herald Washington Bureau HARTFORD (AP) — The similar shortfalls may be on the not expect the shortfall to be O’Neill administration on Friday way. recovered this year. WASHINGTON — Two Connec affirmed its previous budget “Traditionally, churches do well Asked if it can be attributed to the ticut lawmakers this week joined the deficit estimate of $562 million in times of recession and depres economy, he said, ‘The honest growing chorus of congressional for the current yeai' and blamed sion,” said the Rev. William C. answer is I don’t know.” In a small Democrats who have urged the Bush sagging sales and corporate tax Trench, the pastor of North United church, fund raising can be affected administration to use restraint in the receipts, as well as soaring costs Methodist Church on Parker Suect.. greatly by such variables as a few Persian Gulf. for welfare. But Trench said that tradition is members moving out of town, he Sen. Christopher Dodd, speaking “Could it get worse? It sure being bucked during this economic said. at a news conference in his Capitol can,” said Anthony V. Milano, slump. The effects of the shortfall. Hill office, charged that the ad budget chief for retiring Gov. The church faced a budget Trench said, will most likely be low ministration is “hellbent” on going William A. O’Neill, adding that shortfall of almost $10,000 at the salary increases for paid employees to war in the Gulf. He said the he is not optimistic about a end of September, but the pastor and extra fund-raising efforts. economic sanctions imposed against strong holiday shopping season. said the deficit would be covered by Things are also not going well at Iraq are working and should be The estimate was virtually un given more time. surpluses from the past two years. the Trinity Covenant Church, ac changed from one issued two Income from pledges to the church cording to Chris Phillips, the office “I see no rationale, no reason at weeks ago when the administra tlirough September was more than manager. this juncture, why we should be en tion presented the tentative $81,000, and the church’s expenses The primary problem, Phillips gaging in a military conflict in 1991-92 budget to Gov.-elect exceeded $91,000. Kuwait,” said Dodd, a Democrat Lowell P. Weicker Jr. The total “I don’t think it’s a dire type of Please see CHURCHES, page 8. f and member of the Senate Foreign includes a $157 million deficit 4 Relations Committee. rolled over from the 1989-90 -If, The senator criticized U.S. budget year. -f, ■ .. diplomatic pressure to win United Nations Security Council passage of AD-olescents a resolution authorizing the u.se of State gets 1,500 kids aged 8-15 were asked to identify force in the Gulf as “doing our the key influences on a recent purchase they had made damndest to guarantee us the right highway grant to go to war as soon as possible. HARTFORD (AP) — Federal TV Commercials They’re hellbent, it seems, on going transportation officials an to w;u, and they’re shopping around nounced Friday Connecticut has A peer owned the product 41% for a justification.” been awarded a $100 million Rep. Barbara Kcnnelly, D- grant to consuuct a 2.4 mile sec A peer suggested buying it Hartford, a member of the House tion of 1-291 over the Connec Permanent Select Committee on In ticut River between Windsor and A parent suggested buying it Tha Associatad Prass telligence, wrote to Bush this week, South Windsor and replace the HOW MANY LIVES? — President Bush gestures with his urging him and Secretary of State Bissell Bridge. A sibling suggested buying it fists while talking Friday about the potential toll of human James Baker to “use the same encr- The project is part of a plan to lives in a Gulf war. connect 1-91 and 1-84 in north- Magazine advertisements Plea.se see DODD, page 8. central Connecticut. State Transportation Commis Radio advertisements sioner J. William Bums said the NEA GRAPHICS grant would cover 90 percent of Bush sending tlie projects cost. The state will TV commercials or ownership by a friend are the two major influences on Ellis cover the rest. purchases made by kids between the ages of 8 and 15. Magazines, sugges Bums said construction would tions by brothers or sisters and radio advertising have far less influence. begin in the spring or early sum Baker to Iraq mer of 1991, with completion charges expected by 1994 or 1995. He said he is optimistic the federal By TOM RAUM “It isn’t a trip of concession,” Department of Transportation The Associated Press Bush asserted, even though it GOP asserts reverses the administration’s pre slander will approve funding for the vious opposition to sending emis final three-mile section of the WASHINGTON — President 1-291 connector next year. Bush announced Friday that saries to Iraq. “1 don’t think there class improper Secretary of State James A. Baker has ever been a question tliat tlie By ALEX GIRELLI III will go to Iraq in a last-ditch United States is going to blink,” he Manchester Herald Lancaster diplomatic peace effort, but said said. By JACQUELINE BENNETT course, which is split into two parts he’s ready to wage war “with There was no immediate word MANCHESTER — A retraction hospitalized Manchester Herald — practical political action and enough power to get tlie job done” from Baghdad on the development. is being demanded from Mayor LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. community service — require that if the mission fails. But the Iraqi Ambassador to Theunis Werkhoven by a lawyer (AP) — Actor Burt Lancaster, COVENTRY — Coventry High students actively participate, he ‘There will not be any murky France, Abdul Razzack al representing developers of the Rib the star of more than 60 movies, School’s hislory department added. Its purpose, Coon said, is to ending,” declared Bush, amied Hashimi, called Bush’s announce bon Mill for comments Werkhoven was rushed to a hospital Friday defended itself Thursday against at orient students to political values, with a new U.N. resolution ment “a very important step made at a meeting of the Housing and was in serious condition, of tacks from Republican members of skills and knowledge. authorizing force, in a stem warn toward peace.” Authority of Manchester Wednesday ficials said. the Board of Education who accused In order to graduate, students arc ing to Saddam Hussein. In an interview with BBC radio, about the developers. Lancaster, 77, was taken by the department of inappropriately required in their senior year to His diplomatic initiative was tlie Iraqi official said, “We hope it Neil Ellis, president of First ambulance to the emergency promoting partisan politics in the donate at least 10 hours to a com quickly welcomed by members of is going to achieve what we arc all Hartford Realty Corp., said Friday a room of Los Alamitos Medical munity service, which can be with a Center, nursing supervisor Lindy 1 classroom. Congress, including critics of his striving for, negotiations instead of letter demanding the retraction is GOP members have charged that political party, pressure groups or an buildup policy, and by an Iraqi of beating tlie drums of war. And this being sent to Werkhoven by Attor Beck said. students in the departm ent’s individual candidate, he noted. ficial. is really, 1 consider it very good ney Bruce Stanger of West Hartford “He is listed in serious condi “modem problems” course were re Pbr example, a student could set In addition to sending Baker to news.” on behalf of First Hartford and tion. We have not yet diagnosed quired to actively support the town up a mock election or invite a can meet with Saddam, Bush said he Bush hailed Tliursday’s United Parker Street Corp. a specific problem,” Beck said. budget tliat was opposed by the didate to speak in class, Coon said. has invited Iraqi Foreign Minister Nations Security Council vote Werkhoven left Friday morning Lancaster was visiting a Republican Town Committee. Several candidates were invited to Tariq Aziz for a mid-December authorizing force and setting a for Houston, Texas, to attend the friend when he was stricketi.